The Unspoken ‘rules’ of being a Woman in Public Spaces
Young artist Alifiyah Rajkotwala, through her work ‘Girl In Public’, explores the themes of shame, social conditioning, sexuality, and policing of women in society. Navigating the invisible yet rigid rules dictated to women in shared environments has profoundly shaped Alifiyah Rajkotwala’s life and art. Her recent project, Girl In Public, directly confronts and challenges these […]
‘Reimagining’ Women’s Place in Bengal’s Bohurupi Tradition
Lens based multidisciplinary Artist Shrabana Das traces the blurred out presence of women in one of Bengal’s dwindling folk cultures. Kolkata based multidisciplinary artist Shrabana Das’ Shape Shifting Ladies is a continuing project on women bohurupi — bohu meaning many, and rupi meaning forms — of Bishaypur, a far removed village in the interiors of […]